2007/8 Opilio Fleet

Posted on December 30, 2007 by opilia

Hope all “Deadliest Catch” fans had a wonderful Holiday break!

With the 2007 King Crab season behind now, the fishermen (both featured crews on the show and the rest of the fleet) are gearing up for Opilio season which is typically fished in January-March.  As of October 12th, the list of fishing vessels below were the pre-registered fleet for Opilio season.  It looks as though there might be more registered for Opilio then there was for King crab…Either way, with the TAC (total allowable catch) being over 60 percent higher then last year, not to mention it being the highest TAC in over a generation, you can bet there are some mighty large quotas to fill this season.  Check out the list below and see how many of these boats you can recognize…..

 2007-2008 Vessel Pre-Season Registration as of 10/12/07

 Adventure               Alaskan Challenger           Alaskan Spirit
Alaskan Beauty      Alaskan Enterprise           Aleutian Beauty
Aleutian Lady         Aleutian Mariner              Aleutian No. 1
Amerian Lady        Arctic Hunter                     Arctic Lady
Arctic Marine         Arctic Sea                           Atlantico
Ballyhoo                  Baranof                                Barbara J
Bering Hunter        Bering Sea                           Bering Star
Big Blue                   Bountiful                              Brenna A
Bristol Mariner      Bull Dog                                Cape Caution
Cascade Mariner    Confidence                           Constellation
Controller Bay        Cornelia Marie                     Destination
Determined            Early Dawn                           Erla-N
Farrar Sea              Farwest Leader                   Fierce Allegiance
Guardian                Gulf Winds                            Handler
Incentive                 Island Mist                          Jennifer A
Kari Marie              Karen Lynn                          Katie K
Keta                         Kerleen K                              Kiska Sea 
Kodiak                     Kustatan                               Lady Aleutian
Lisa Marie              Maverick                               Melanie
Mystery Bay          Nordic Mariner                   North American
North Sea               Northern Marine                 Northwestern
Nuka Island           Ocean Fury                           Ocean Hunter
Ocean Olympic      Pacific Mariner                     Pacific Sun
Paragon                   Pinnacle                                Polar Lady
Polar Sea                 Ramblin  Rose                      Rollo
Royal Viking           Sandra Five                          Scandies Rose
Seabrooke              Silver Dolphin                       Silver Spray
Southern Wind       Starward                              Sultan
Tempo Sea             Time Bandit                          Trail Blazer
Valiant                    Viekoda Bay                          Viking Queen
Vixen                      Western Marine                    Westward Wind
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9 Responses to “2007/8 Opilio Fleet”

  1. Christine, on December 30th, 2007 at 5:46 pm Said:

    Wow…quite a list. Thanks for all the great info!! :)
    Happy New Year Opilia!

  2. capt andrew, on December 31st, 2007 at 7:35 pm Said:

    of all the boats listed above, which has the largest quota this year?

  3. =BeringSea=, on December 31st, 2007 at 11:33 pm Said:

    I would say the Mariner boats(Arctic, Bristol,Northern, Aleutian, Western Mariner)have the most total together. as with the most for one boat?

  4. Meghan, on January 1st, 2008 at 12:53 am Said:

    That would be the Trailblazer.

  5. EvilStealth64, on January 17th, 2008 at 5:02 pm Said:

    Now i can see why it must be hard to get a job on one of these boats, with all of these boats their cant be more than 600 jobs

  6. Jay Molleker, on January 18th, 2008 at 5:09 pm Said:

    I am a chef looking to cook and deckhand on a boat. If your hirihg lets talk. call 425-530-6783

  7. Ed Helm, on April 1st, 2008 at 3:27 pm Said:

    I’m trying to get in touch with the skipper (Flap” ;) of the “Ramblin Rose”. I owe him some tea from Michigan that I promised him while on his ship in 2006.

    ED
    303-289-3260

  8. Brian Johnston, on April 15th, 2008 at 9:45 pm Said:

    I’m looking for some pictures of the Constellation. My data and I were deck hands on that boat back in 1979.

  9. Brian Johnston, on April 15th, 2008 at 9:46 pm Said:

    I’m looking for some pictures of the Constellation. My Dad and I were deck hands on that boat back in 1979.

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